I was born in Poonch (Kashmir) and now I live in Norway. I oppose war and violence and am a firm believer in the peaceful co-existence of all nations and peoples. In my academic work I have tried to espouse the cause of the weak and the oppressed in a world dominated by power politics, misleading propaganda and violations of basic human rights. I also believe that all conscious members of society have a moral duty to stand for and further the cause of peace and human rights throughout the world.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Pakistan from 1947 to 1971 and now

Nasir Khan, January 28, 2015

The majority of Pakistanis lived in East Pakistan. In 1971 they
liberated their part of the country from the economic and political
domination and exploitation of West Pakistani ruling elite, capitalists
and established their independent country, Bangladesh. So half of
Pakistan had ceased to exist in 1971. Thus West Pakistan became Pakistan
in 1971! It was no longer the Pakistan of 1947.

Now what happens in Pakistan is all too obvious to all observers.
Sindhis don’t like it; they want their independent homeland, Sindhu
Land. Balochis want to have their independence. The Pashtuns have no
interest in this Pakistan. Mohajirs don’t like this Pakistan. Now when
it comes to its neighbours, India and Afghanistan, they don’t like
Pakistan either. In fact, Pakistan has been regarded as the Number One
Enemy by Indian rulers and the vast majority of Hindu Indians.

But Pakistani mullahs, Taliban, landlords and industrialists have
their stakes to keep this Pakistan going as long they can – all for
their own specific objectives. The mullahs, the Taliban, Islamists of
Jamaat-e-Islami, sickly fanatics and Islamic fundamentalists want it so
that they can impose their Islamic Caliphate and the Sharia laws.

The idea of the Sharia laws in popular imagination of Pakistanis is a
simple one: Cutt off the hands of a thief and that will lead to a just
Islamic system in the country – almost a Paradise on Earth!

For the industrialists and landlords this Pakistan gives them better opportunities for exploiting the resources and the people.